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Opportunities to improve health sector performance (Inglés)

Abstracto en inglés

In the final decades of the 20th century, Pacific island countries achieved impressive results in lowering child mortality rates and reducing the diseases of poverty. Government and donor efforts to extend this progress continue but in some cases with... Vea más +In the final decades of the 20th century, Pacific island countries achieved impressive results in lowering child mortality rates and reducing the diseases of poverty. Government and donor efforts to extend this progress continue but in some cases with diminished effectiveness. At the same time, new health concerns challenge the region. Public health systems now face seemingly intractable problems associated with noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes and the emergence of communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS. Funding from governments and donors has continued to flow into the health sector, but outcomes commensurate with the investment have been elusive. The sense is growing that new approaches are needed to address core health issues in the region. In a recent study, the World Bank and regional partners1 looked at human development across the Pacific region. This is a summary from that study of key issues in the health sector and some strategic approaches for addressing them.
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